Draft-equalizer.



W. M. ADAIR.

DRAFT EQUALIZER. APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 17, 1914- 1, 1 1 5,460. PatentedOct. 27, 1914.

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WILLIAM M. ADAIR, or ALeANsnn, MlIGI-IIGAN.

DBAFT-EQUALIZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 27, 1914.

Application filed June 17, 1914. Serial No. 845,644.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that 1, WILLIAM M. Armin, acitizen of the United States, residing at .allgan see, in the county ofBranch and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Draft-Equalizers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention refers to a draft equalizer and more particularly to theconstruction thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide an equalizer which will bestrong, light and efficient at a moderate cost, as will be apparent inthe following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings which are made a part of this application and in which,

i i gure 1 is a view of my complete invention. Fig. 2 is a perspeciveview of an end of a brace showing the groove formed in the end thereofand the end of the draft rod seated therein. Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudinal section of the same as indicated by dotted lines AA in Fig.2. Fig. eis a cross section of the end of a brace and draft rod asindicated by dotted lines B-B in Fig. 2.

In the detailed description of my invention numerals will be used whenreferring to the drawings. v

The same numeral being employed to indicate the same part throughout.

h'ly invention consists of a draft-rod 1 formed preferablyof a roundiron or steel rod, having an eye 2 formed at its center, its endsextending at an obtuse angle to each other, the extreme ends 3 are bentback inwardly upon themselves to form eyes 4- to receive the tug-hooks 5or the clevis bolt 5, as the case may be, and extending a :nitiicientdistance rearwardly from the eye 4: to permit of their being fastened tothe body portion of the draft-rod 1 and the ends of a brace 6 connectingthe two ends of the draft-rod.

A brace 6 is formed preferably of wrought-iron pipe having its ends bentto meet the angle of the ends of the draft-rod, said end is alsoflattened and has a groove F formed in the outer side of the bentportion thereof. The bent end of the said brace is placed between theends of. the draft-rod to keep said ends in fixed spaced relation toeach other. The end of the brace is fastened by a bolt or rivet 9between the bent end of the draft-rod and the body portion thereof, thelatter portion being seated in the groove formed in the bent end of thebrace 6, an iron ring 10 is placed around the draft-rod between the eye2 and the body portion of said draft-rod to prevent the spreading of theeye when a strain is put on the draft-rod.

The foregoing description and construction is of a member correspondingin use to a whiffletree. The identical construction is employed to forma larger member which in use corresponds to a doubletree. The two beingoperatively connected by a clevis 11 in the usual way. Two of the formermembers and one of the latter comprising my complete invention.

lVhile T have described in the foregoing specifications and illustratedin the accom panying drawings the preferred construction and combinationof parts deemed neces sary in materializing my invention, I desire it tobe understood that I wish to comprehend in this application allsubstantial equivalents and substitutes which may be considered asfalling fairly within the scope of my invention and I do not thereforewish to be confined to the exact showing herein presented.

Believing that the construction, advantages and manner of using myinvention have thus been made clearly apparent, further description isdeemed unnecessary.

I-laving thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. The combination with a brace member having its endsbent and flattened and a groove formed in the outer side of the bentportion, of a draftrod having an eye formed in its central portion, itsends bent to form eyes thereon and shaped to fitthe bent end of thebrace and provided with securing means for fastening the ends of thesaid draft-rod and brace together and a ring surrounding the draft-rodat its center portion whereby the spreading of the eye is prevented.

2. The combination with a draft rod the ends of which extend obliquelyto each other In testimony whereof I have signed my and the extreme endsbent back to engage name to th1s speclficzttlon 1n the presence 01? theends of a brace, 2t brace havlng 1ts ends two subscrlblng wltnesses.

flattened and bent and a groove formed in WILLIAM M. ADAIR. the outerside of the bent portion to receive VV'tnesses:

the bent end of the draft-rod; a rivet unit- WILLIAM H. LOCKERBY,

ing the ends of these two members. ARLENE CAMPBELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

